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<blockquote data-quote="hewligan" data-source="post: 4175155" data-attributes="member: 19688">I am GMing a game here on ENWorld, and decided to use the following method for creating battlegrids:I use Excel, with a spreadsheet set to have each cell defined as a square. Then I create maps. The end results look like this:<img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2256/2425259609_06afe5e5a0.jpg?v=0" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" />It does mean you have to either explain on the map what the colours mean, or provide a key, and it also requires quite a good in-game description of the environment to make sure it doesn't just descend into a table-top battle game.I post the pictures onto my flickr account as private images, meaning that people who browse to my flickr cannot see them. I can then copy the image shortcut and paste into the forums IMG tag here like so: IMG]http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2256/2425259609_06afe5e5a0.jpg?v=0[/IMG(I have deliberately removed the first and last open and close square brackets).Works fine, cheap as chips (free if you own excel, or any other spreadsheet tool), quick to set up.Now on to the game. I am provisionally interested. I am a long-time poster here, running a game at the moment that has spread to 22 pages so far, so not a quitter. However, before I jump in fully, I would like a bit more info on your expectation for the length of the adventure, the posting requirements (is it daily, multiple per day, once or twice a week, etc.), and the very roughest sketch of just how heavy the combat versus role-play element will be.Thanks!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="hewligan, post: 4175155, member: 19688"] I am GMing a game here on ENWorld, and decided to use the following method for creating battlegrids: I use Excel, with a spreadsheet set to have each cell defined as a square. Then I create maps. The end results look like this: [IMG]http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2256/2425259609_06afe5e5a0.jpg?v=0[/IMG] It does mean you have to either explain on the map what the colours mean, or provide a key, and it also requires quite a good in-game description of the environment to make sure it doesn't just descend into a table-top battle game. I post the pictures onto my flickr account as private images, meaning that people who browse to my flickr cannot see them. I can then copy the image shortcut and paste into the forums IMG tag here like so: IMG]http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2256/2425259609_06afe5e5a0.jpg?v=0[/IMG (I have deliberately removed the first and last open and close square brackets). Works fine, cheap as chips (free if you own excel, or any other spreadsheet tool), quick to set up. Now on to the game. I am provisionally interested. I am a long-time poster here, running a game at the moment that has spread to 22 pages so far, so not a quitter. However, before I jump in fully, I would like a bit more info on your expectation for the length of the adventure, the posting requirements (is it daily, multiple per day, once or twice a week, etc.), and the very roughest sketch of just how heavy the combat versus role-play element will be. Thanks! [/QUOTE]

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